The Top 10 Lamest Excuses for Skipping the Gym

10. I went yesterday--don't muscles need time to recover because of lactic acid buildup and electrolytes and slow- and fast-twitch fibers… maybe I should fall into a Wikipedia hole of these kinesiology-related terms instead.

9. I'm too hungry to work out right now. I'll go home, prepare dinner, eat, clean up, and then go to the gym.**

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8. I don't want to wash my hair. Or shower.

7. My favorite instructor is out, and the sub is never as good. Do something else there? How dare you; you know Wednesday night is kickboxing night.

6. I forgot socks. No, you can't buy socks anywhere and everywhere.

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5. There's a new episode of The Mindy Project on for the first time in weeks. DVR? Watch it at the gym? I still watch TV like it's 1955, thank you very much.

4. I have a headache. Well, I think I have a headache. I feel like I could have a headache that would probably get worse if I ventured to the gym.

3. I'd rather sleep a little longer. Sleeping burns calories, right? As does hitting "snooze" harder than I've ever hit any punching bag.

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2. My iPod isn't charged. I can't work out without the special Beyoncé playlist I spent an hour on instead of going to the gym last night.

1. I have to write a blog post about the lamest excuses for skipping the gym.

**This has never in the history of ever actually happened. Once I'm home, I'm in for the night.

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